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Posted on 06.26.07 by hardrockchick @ 5:16 pm
Flight of the Conchords is the new bit of brilliantness showing on HBO. The half hour comedy follows 2 guys in a “digi-folk” band from New Zealand. They’ve relocated to New York to try to ‘make it’. A hipster version of Tenacious D, perhaps, would be the best way to describe it. Here’s a taste. The duo has been performing since 2002. And they really are from New Zealand. That place is just cool. Filed under: Rockin' Things To Do Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.08.07 by hardrockchick @ 8:09 am
While cruising around lastfm.com one of those rare instances occurred where I came across an interesting ad and clicked on it. Boost Mobile Rockcorps sets up volunteer events where you donate 4 hours of your time and you get a ticket to a show. Some of the artists involved are Korn and The Game. Apparently RockCorps existed before Boost Mobile branded it. It was started in 2002 in Telluride, CO. With the help from partnering with Boost, they are now doing this in several cities across the nation. To join and get info for events in your area, click here. Filed under: Rockin' Things To Do Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.29.07 by hardrockchick @ 5:15 pm
Do you like Norwegian Black Metal? How about Adult Swim? Spinal Tap? It’s all here. Metalocalypse is a caricature cartoon of a very caricatureable subject- metal. Not up on your Norwegian Black Metal? Here’s a snippet: OK, so maybe some of it isn’t very funny. But Metalocalypse does a good job of confronting the humorous parts- demon voices, crazy fans, extreme themes. Hey, if talking junk food can be an adult swim hit, then Metalocalypse has a chance. Filed under: Rockin' Things To Do Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 04.17.07 by hardrockchick @ 7:20 pm
Tinkerhell. That’s my virtual band’s name. I’m talking about Guitar Hero 2, where my real job meets my fake job and everyone has fun. Guitar Hero 2 is a videogame where players get a plastic guitar-like controller, complete with button frets, a clicker string, and a fake whammy bar, and follow a button pushing pattern on screen that resembles the bass line for a song. And these are probably songs that you know and love. Here’s the tracklist for the X360 version: 1. Opening Licks * “Surrender” - Cheap Trick 2. Amp-Warmers * “Mother” - Danzig 3. String-Snappers * “Carry On Wayward Son” - Kansas 4. Thrash and Burn * “Monkey Wrench” - Foo Fighters 5. Return of the Shred * “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” - Rick Derringer 6. Relentless Riffs * “Crazy on You” - Heart 7. Furious Fretwork * “Madhouse” - Anthrax 8. Face-Melters * “Beast and the Harlot” - Avenged Sevenfold Bonus Tracks: See, impressive! Granted, the vocals are shit- I think I’d do better with the game if I could actually hear them. And there are no explicit lyrics that I’ve heard. Bummer. The characters and guitars are pretty funny. But the coolest part is the optical illusion caused by playing for awhile and staring at the moving fretboard. It makes walls move, like some kind of acid flashback. Not that I would know anything about that. It’s hours of fun, a whole new way to get carpal, and a great way to discover forgotten songs. Danzig, anyone?
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Posted on 04.01.07 by admin @ 11:23 pm
I recently walked through a Discovery Channel Store, checking out all of the cool gadgets kids have these days. Piggy banks are now functional ATM machines, chemistry sets are now DNA labs, and kids are now begging for robot dogs. But I really got jealous about this: Rock Camp for Girls. How sweet is that. Esteem-building through screaming amps and radical riffs. It’s genius. Filed under: Rockin' Things To Do Comments: None |
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Posted on 03.20.07 by admin @ 8:00 pm
This isn’t your high school band camp. It’s Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy Camp. The commercials for this are drilled into your head if you watch VH1 Classic for any period of time. So, like a good commercial does, it drove me to their site. And, I must say, it is on my list of things to do when I’m old and rich and bored. And all of my favorite rock stars are old and rich and bored and decide to do this. Campers can be all levels of experience. $9500 buys you 5 days of shoulder rubbing with true, bona fide rock stars. Apparently you even get to eat with them. It all culminates with a Battle of the Bands at the House of Blues. Can I play the tambourine with Trent Reznor one day? That would be sick. Filed under: Rockin' Things To Do Comments: None |
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